October 27, 2026
PROPERTY: Amazing Toormina opportunity
Property

PROPERTY: Amazing Toormina opportunity

Address: 37 Bower Crescent, ToorminaPrice: $799,000 – $835,000Beds: 3 Bath: 2 Car: 2Land size: 594 sqm WHAT an opportunity to secure your place in the market with this older-style three-bedroom home, perfectly positioned on a 594sqm corner block in a popular residential enclave with a neighbourhood playground just down the street. Offering exceptional potential for […]

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Woopi 101-year-old celebrates his birthday with parties galore Col Robertson with his wife Pat, celebrating his 101st birthday.
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Woopi 101-year-old celebrates his birthday with parties galore

WORLD War II veteran Colin (Col) Robertson, a retired printer and resident of Woolgoolga, celebrated his 101st birthday on August 12 with a week of parties with family and friends. “It was a big week,” Mr Robertson told News Of The Area. “I had coffee and lunch with so many people, including Probus Club of […]

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Group 2 Rugby League teams to play for premierships
Sport

Group 2 Rugby League teams to play for premierships

ONE more win for premiership glory. Group 2 Rugby League teams play off for the ultimate prize during their grand final day on Sunday, 6 September, at C.ex Coffs International Stadium The Woolgoolga Seahorses and Macksville Sea Eagles play off for the premiership in the first-grade grand final. The Seahorses will try to win their […]

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Tina’s polio doesn’t stop her skydiving for her 80th birthday Coffs Skydiving instructor Jimmy Callaghan, Tina Demetri and 2AIRFM broadcaster Garry Costa.
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Tina’s polio doesn’t stop her skydiving for her 80th birthday

ON Friday 4 September Tina Demetri will jump out of an aeroplane, strapped onto tandem skydiving instructor Jimmy Callaghan from Coffs Skydiving. They pair will be aiming for Park Beach, adjacent to the surf club, on the Coffs Harbour coastline, landing at 11am. For Tina this is a birthday treat to herself, having never been […]

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LETTER: Priorities, not pet projects
Letter to the Editor

LETTER: Priorities, not pet projects

THE most-recent edition of Port Stephens News of the Area pointed to just how far governments have become isolated from the wishes and needs of the local community. Your front-page article ‘Troubled Path’, and Anne Ronan’s Letter to the Editor, both expressed frustration and dismay at the funds being spent on an unwanted pathway. This […]

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2026 National Rotary Cartoon Award winners to be announced 2025 Cartoon of the Year – The Pied Piper by Rod Emmerson (NZ Herald).
Entertainment, Event

2026 National Rotary Cartoon Award winners to be announced

THE winners of the 2026 National Rotary Cartoon Awards will be announced on Saturday 12 September at the official opening and awards ceremony at the Cartoon Gallery on City Hill. The competition, now in its 38th year, is open to cartoonists and illustrators and run by the National Cartoon Gallery in Coffs Harbour in conjunction […]

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Celia is a living legend
Letter to the Editor

Celia is a living legend

DEAR News Of The Area, I READ with interest the wonderful article on Dr Celia Nolan. I met Celia more than 20 years ago at an International Women’s Day breakfast. She wasn’t the guest speaker so I’m now amazed at this unique woman’s background and what she has achieved. I have the pleasure of still […]

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The Shoreline finalist in two categories in Business Awards The Shoreline Management Team with Aurielle Reyes at front right. Photo: The Shoreline.
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The Shoreline finalist in two categories in Business Awards

LUXURY retirement living and residential aged care community, The Shoreline, is one of several Coffs Harbour businesses named as a finalist in two categories at the 2026 Business NSW Mid North Coast Business Awards – Excellence in Large Business, and Outstanding Employee. Its Residential Aged Care facility is now operating at full capacity and , […]

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Labor must reject Hanson’s ‘politics of hate’
Letter to the Editor

Labor must reject Hanson’s ‘politics of hate’

THE Albanese Government must not capitulate to Pauline Hanson’s politics of hate by stripping rights from people seeking asylum in an attempt to appear tougher on migration. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke last week postponed a National Press Club address where he was expected to announce sweeping migration changes, reportedly including further restrictions on the […]

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